What is meant by "light" in the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And those who disbelieved, their allies are the taghut, who take them out of the light..."?
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Question:
Peace be upon you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Al-Baqarah 2:257], he asks: What is the light from which they emerge, while they are disbelievers?
Answer:
They take them out of the light, which is the revelation. They drive them away from the revelation and prevent them from listening to it. They may also take the Muslim out of Islam; they take the Muslim and the believer out of faith and into apostasy, may Allah protect us from that. Yes.
Peace be upon you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted,
And those who disbelieve - their allies are Taghut. They take them out of the light into darknesses.
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَوْلِيَاؤُهُمُ الطَّاغُوتُ يُخْرِجُونَهُم مِّنَ النُّورِ إِلَى الظُّلُمَاتِAnswer:
They take them out of the light, which is the revelation. They drive them away from the revelation and prevent them from listening to it. They may also take the Muslim out of Islam; they take the Muslim and the believer out of faith and into apostasy, may Allah protect us from that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [641- 4717] ما المراد بالنور في قوله تعالى:﴿والذين كفروا أولياؤهم الطاغوت يخرجونهم من النور..﴾؟ — youtube.com
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